Lord Triesman: The first visit to Bangladesh of the European Union troika of regional directors took place from 23 to 25 January. The troika's programme included calls on:
	Morshed Khan, Minister of Foreign Affairs;
	Abdul Mannam Bhuiyang, Secretary General, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, and Minister for Rural Development;
	Sheikh Hasina, leader of the Awami League;
	representatives of other political parties;
	Reaz Rahman, Foreign Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister;
	Hemayet Uddin, Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
	representatives of civil society; and
	representatives of the international diplomatic community.
	The troika made a public statement on the visit in Dhaka. A copy of the statement will be placed in the Library.